Does anyone still remember Philip Gresik? No? Well, I bet you do! This guy used to be the bass player on the debut by Australia’s Thrasher HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH in 1988 and as far as I remember was also connected to DESTROYER 666 as well somehow later on (but don’t quote me on that…). […]
Just like the majority of their Black Metal countrymen, Norway’s LIMBONIC ART musically also evolved more and more into the heavy Death Metal direction throughout the last couple of years. While on their early releases the atmospheric keyboards were still omnipresent and very much upfront in the mix, the band had undergone a drastic change […]
There are only a few Norwegian bands which influenced the Black Metal cosmos the way LIMBONIC ART have done. The duo Daemon and Morfeus has distributed a great share to today’s understanding of symphonic Black Metal and their releases, starting with their 1996 "Moon In The Scorpio" debut up to "Ad Noctum – Symphony Of […]
I can only heartedly agree with Roy’s point of view, LEVIATHAN’s new opus is so extreme, it is almost hard to stand. Whoever listened to the bands Roy mentioned or the likes of BETHLEHEM, ABYSSIC HATE or other visions-of-suicide-creating acts, should get an idea of what "The Tenth Sub Level Of Suicide" is about. Songs […]
At the Fuck The Commerce Festival I was given this CD for a review and when I inserted it into the player, I didn’t like it very much at first. But the more I listen to it, the more I appreciate their sound. Okay, it’s not too original, let alone innovative (maybe except for the […]
In 1999, ten years after the release of their last studio album "Street Ready", L.A.’s LEATHERWOLF were finally hungry for Metal again, played a couple of re-union shows und then returned to the scene with the impressive, self-financed live album "Wide Open". This disc featured a very cool selection of tracks of all of their […]
This is the first CD I heard from this German band but shortly before receiving this recording I had the pleasure to see them live at a smaller festival in my area and I was pretty impressed about their appearance. Because of that I was really looking forward to get their newest, their 3rd CD […]
This is just great! After the well done re-issues of CELTIC FROST’s legendary back catalogue, Noise Records are celebrating KREATOR’s 15th band anniversary with some more essential re-releases. Three of Thrash Metal’s most important albums, namely "Endless Pain", "Pleasure To Kill" and "Terrible Certainty", got currently re-mastered, re-packaged and re-released with several extra tracks. The […]
I got this album from our head editor Frank "where are the fucking reviews???" Stöver and actually haven’t heard anything of these guys before but it seems that they have been pounding the scene for quite a while now. Basically what KOLDBORN offers is heavily downtuned catchy-like Death Metal that strongly suggests a Scandinavian breath […]
The guitarist of this Polish band presents himself under the alias "Metal", and that is exactly what you can find on this output. Just Metal, in its purest form. No specific genre here, although influences from ’80s Thrash / Speed Metal (METALLICA) and the NWOBHM (IRON MAIDEN) can be spotted. The vocalist is doing a […]